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The Lightning pilots’ defense prevented the Luftwaffe Bf 109s from shooting down a single bomber despite their assault on USAAF P-38s escorting 72 B-25s

Till DaisdApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Luftwaffe Bf 109s Vs USAAF P-38s Following Operation Torch in 1942, USAAF fighter pilots encountered a baptism of fire while flying the highly sophisticated P-38 Lightning over North Africa. Their…

Donald C. Spalinger, the P-47 pilot who was shot down by German flak for trying to divert their attention from a group of B-25 bombers

Till DaisdNov 3, 2023November 3, 20230

The B-25 bombers were escorted by P-47s belonging to the 57th Fighter Wing’s 66th Squadron. The P-47s’ job was changed to flak suppression after the hostile fighters failed to appear…

Twelve B-25s attacked a rocky outcrop in the Alps in 1945 in an effort to spark a landslide that would block a road

Till DaisdOct 4, 2023October 4, 20230

Operation Glass Knob was the cover name for the mission. In order to create a landslide that would block the road, a colonel decided to bomb the rocky outcrop of…